From the 1490NewsBlog by Anne Holliday A Hornell man is in jail on charges that he helped another man accused of shooting at state troopers during a traffic stop September 27 in Hornellsville. 50-year-old Thomas McCormick was arrested Monday and […]

Public Herald journalists Melissa Troutman and Joshua Pribanic say they were falsely detained in the middle of the night by two water truck drivers on an unmarked road in Tioga State Forest and labeled ecoterrorists. Troutman and Pribanic were on their […]

SWEDEN TWP. – An early morning fire ravaged a home at 121 Faith Street in Sweden Valley this morning. According to Sweden Township police, no one was injured in the fire, including first responders. Police said the occupants of the […]

From Potter County Today The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) has announced its support for the conference committee report on House Bill 1950, legislation which would provide funding to address local impacts resulting from exploration and development of Marcellus Shale […]

PUNXSUTAWNEY – The world famous Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair this morning for the 126th celebration of Groundhog Day. According to his handlers, Phil greeted thousands of onlookers before “seeing his shadow” and predicting another 6 weeks of winter. […]

From Potter County Today Business districts in Potter County communities are struggling and community leaders are looking for help in bringing them back to life. The Potter County Commissioners are hosting a program by a specialist in downtown revitalization, John […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Energy Department yesterday slashed its previous estimate of natural gas reserves in the Marcellus shale formation by 66 percent. Increased shale gas activity within states such as Pennsylvania during the previous two years has provided […]

By Joe Kosack – Wildlife Conservation Education Specialist Pennsylvania Game Commission HARRISBURG – Feeding songbirds in winter has been an American pastime at least since the days of Henry David Thoreau, who wrote about feeding birds at Walden Pond in the […]

JEFFERSON CO. – During a nearly three-hour opening statement, Jefferson County District Attorney Jeff Burkett drew a “road map” for the jury in the Steven P. Rebert murder trial. Burkett told the jury of eight women and four men that […]

BRADFORD – Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit group that builds affordable housing for low-income families, has chartered a collegiate chapter at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. John Bevan, a senior criminal justice major from Wexford, is the president of […]

Morley says he’ll meet with Sheriff to review concerns NOTE: Here is a direct link to the video, which has been processing for over 2 days at YouTube and therefore not displaying below – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjTd7U4Atsg COUDERSPORT – Roy Hunt, a […]

OLEAN, N.Y. – When Olean, NY resident CW Eddy started writing the lyrics to his newest song, he knew he wanted to make a bold statement about corporate greed. “I wrote a song called “Wall St. Waltz”…(aka) “Wikigreedia” as a […]

COUDERSPORT – “It’s time to start preparing for the District 4-Way Test Speech Contest”, according to Pat Northeimer, Contest Chairman for the Coudersport Rotary Club. The contest will be held on Monday March 5th, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at the […]